Game apparatus.



Patented June 2, 1914.

jg a GAME APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1913..

W. 0. ROBINSON.

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GAME APPARATUS.

Application filed May 29, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM O. ROBIN- son, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chestnut Hill, in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in GameApparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and amusing game apparatus, and has for itsobject to provide a game board having certain lines and designationsthereon to represent the starting points and the lines of travel of thegame pieces, one of the game pieces representing a spider and the othergame pieces representing flies.

A further object of the invention is to produce a new and entertaininggame which we have entitled the Spider and the flies, and certain of thelines are used to represent a spiders web.

At the beginning of the play, the game pieces representing the spider isplaced at the center of the game board, while the game piecesrepresenting flies are placed at different points having certainidentical designations, and the player moving the game piecerepresenting the spider must endeavor to catch sufficient number offlies to prevent the player moving the game piece representing the fliesfrom penning the spider game piece in the center of his web or blockinghis progress, so as to put him on the outside and prevent him reachingthe center of his web.

lVith these ends in view this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describeits construction in detail, referring by numeral to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1,represents a face view of the game board. Fig, 2, is a plan view of oneof the game pieces; and Fig. 3, is a similar view of another one of thegame pieces.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, 2 represents the boardwhich may be of any suitable size or configuration, but preferablysquare and of any suitable ma- Speeifieation of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2, 1914:. Serial No. 770,745.

terial. Upon the upper surface or one face of the board are inscribedcertain lines 3, 4:, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, which intersect oneanother at regular intervals, forming a large square termed the web,which is subdivided into smaller squares, and at the intersection of thelines are indicated rests or stations 13, and have a special mark todistinguish them from other resting points, and the center station 1-lis distinguished from the other in some suitable manner, such as a largemark and this center station designated as the spiders home. The lines3, 7, 8 and 12 extend in two opposite directions from the web asindicated by 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, and have marks thereonat regular intervals, rests or stations 28 designated by some specialmark such as a circle, so that they may be distinguished from thestations in the web. From the end of each of the lines 19, 20, 21 and 22extend other lines 2% and 25 projecting toward the corners of the boardat right angles to the lines 19, 20, 21 and 22, and said lines 24 and.are each provided with an extension 26 at right angles, and said lines 21 and 25 and their extensions 2-6 are marked at regular intervals withrests or stations 23. The lines 16, 17, 19 and 22 have projecting fromtwo of their stations :1 pair of parallel lines 27 having stations 23marked thereon, some or all of which may be joined by other lines 28.The lines 15, 16, 17 and 18 each has a line 29 pro-- jecting from itscentral station and these lines are also provided with stations 23 whilethe lines 15, 20, 18 and 21 each has a line 30 projecting at rightangles thereto, or parallel with the outermost lines of the web, andthese lines are provided with a number of stations 28 and are connectedby lines 31 with certain of the stations in the web.

011 the center of the board adjacent the edges are inscribed four safetywalls 32 substantially Z shaped, thus separating certain stations orrests. Adjacent the corners of the board are inscribed other safetywalls 33 of slightly different configuration from those described above,but are utilized to sepa ate certain stations or rests. Certain of thestations or rests 23 are provided with designating marks such asanumeral, and on these marked stations are placed the fly game pieceswhen the player is started.

The game pieces or playing members may be of any suitable configuration,provided in some manner with a suitable c esignating mark, said piecesbeing here shown as chips having the representation of a fly and spiderthereon as plainly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 respectively.

The game can be played by only two persons, one having the game piecerepresenting the spider and the other having the 24 game piecesrepresenting the flies. To begin the game the game piece representingthe spider is placed upon the center section 14: *epresenting thespiders home and when game pieces representing the flies are placed uponthe designated station, the player having the spider takes the firstmove and can move from one station to another along any line of travel,and if when it is the spiders move there is a fly resting upon anadjacent station with a vacant station behind the fly, the spider canjump from the station on which he is resting to the vacant station andremove the fly game piece, but a fly cannot jump the spider, nor can afly occupy the spiders home is; The players move their game piecealternately, and the one having the flies must endeavor to move his gamepieces so as to occupy a suflicient number oi the stations 13 to put thespider with in his web, and upon his home, or to so block the progressof the spider as to prevent him reaching his home, and if this can bedone the player laving the fly game pieces wins the game, but if thespider can capture sufiicient flies to prevent the penning him in hisweb or blocking his progress to his home, then the player having thespider wins the game.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction as herein shown, as these may be varied within the limitsof the appended claims without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new anduseful, is

1. In a game apparatus a board having lines inscribed thereon, soarranged that certain of said lines intersect at the center of the boardto form a web, a set of stations marked at the intersections and havingsome characteristic to distinguish them from other stations, and formingwhat is designated the web, the central station in said web having somecharacteristic to distinguish it from other stations, and being known asthe spiders home, certain portions of the said lines having stationsmarked thereon and provided with some characteristic to distinguish themas a set from the stations in the other set, certain of said last namedstations also having a designating mark, four safety walls situated adjacent the centers of the edges of the board for separating certainstations and four other safety walls situated adjacent the cor ners ofthe board for separating certain stations.

2. In a game apparatus, aboard, intersecting lines at the center of saidboard forming a web, stations marked at the intersections of said lines,other lines extending from the web and stations marked at regularintervals on the last named lines, said stations having certaincharacteristics so that they may be distinguished from the sections inthe web and certain of the stations outside of the web being providedwith a designating mark.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

NILLIAM O. ROBINSON.

Vitnesses C. A. HUNsBnnern, EARLE R. BEYER.

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